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Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The prayer was prescribed as consisting of two rak'ahs both when one was resident and when travelling. The prayer while travelling was left according to the original prescription and the prayer of one who was resident was enhanced.

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The above mentioned tradition has also been narrated through a different chain of transmitters by Abdullah bin Abi Ammar who narrated it in like manner. Abu Dawud said: This has been transmitted by Abu Asim and Hammad bin MAsadah as transmitted by Ibn Bakr.

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Narrated Anas bin Malik: I prayed along with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم four rak'ahs at the noon prayer at Madina and two rak'ahs at the afternoon prayer in Dhu al-Hulaifah.

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Narrated Mishaj bin Musa: I asked Anas bin Malik: Narrate to us what you heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say. He said: When we travelled along with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, we would say: Did the sun pass the meridian or not? But he (the Prophet) would offer the noon prayer and then proceed.

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Narrated Muadh bin Jabal: They (the Companions) proceeded on the expedition of Tabuk along with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. He combined the noon and afternoon prayers and the sunset and night prayers. One day he delayed the prayer and came out (of his dwelling) and combined the noon and the afternoon prayers. He then went it and then came out and combined the sunset and the night prayers.

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Narrated Muadh ibn Jabal: On the expedition to Tabuk if the sun had passed the meridian before the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم moved off, he combined the noon and the afternoon prayers; but if he moved off before the sun had passed the meridian, he delayed the noon prayer till he halted for the afternoon prayer. He acted similarly for the sunset prayer; if the sun set before he moved off, he combined the sunset and the night prayers, but if he moved off before sunset, he delayed the sunset prayer till he halted for the night prayer and then combined them. Abu Dawud said: Hisham bin Urwah narrated this tradition from Husain bin Abdullah, from Kuraib on the authority of Ibn Abbas from the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم like the tradition narrated by Mufaddal and al-Laith.

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Narrated Abdullah bin Abbas: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم combined the noon and the afternoon prayers, and combined the sunset and night prayers without any danger or journey. Malik said: I think it so happened during rain. Abu Dawud said: Hammad bin Salamah narrated it like manner from Abu al-Zubair, it has also been narrated by Qurrah bin Khalid from Abu al-Zubair. He said: It is so happened in a journey that we made to Tabuk

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Waqid: The muadhdhin of Ibn Umar said: prayer (i. e. the time of prayer has come). He said: Go ahead. He then alighted before the disappearance. He then offered the night prayer. He then said: When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was in a hurry about something, he would do as I did. Then he travelled and covered a distance of three days' journey on the day. Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has been transmitted by Ibn Jabir from Nafi with the same chain.

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Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم led us in prayer at Madina eight of seven rak'ahs, in the noon and afternoon prayers, and the sunset and night prayers. The narrator Sulaiman and Musaddad did not say the words led us . Abu Dawud said: The aforesaid tradition has also been narrated by Salih, the client of Tu'mah on the authority if Ibn Abbas saying: Not during rain.

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Narrated Hisham bin Saad: There was a distance of ten miles between them, that is, Makkah and Sarif.

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Narrated Anas bin Malik: When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم proceeded before the sun had declined, he delayed the noon prayer till the time of the afternoon prayer, he would then alight and combine the two prayers. If the sun declined before he moved off, he would offer the noon prayer and rode (the beast) - may peace be upon him. Abu Dawud said: The narrator Mufaddal was the judge of Egypt. His supplication was accepted by Allah; he was the son of Fudalah.

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Narrated Muadh ibn Jabal: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was engaged in the Battle of Tabuk. If he moved off before the sun had declined, he would delay the noon prayer till he would combine it with the afternoon prayer and would offer them together. If he moved off after the sun had declined, he would combine the noon and afternoon prayers, and then he proceeded; if he moved off before the evening prayer, he would delay the evening prayer; he would offer it along with the night prayer, he would delay the evening prayer; he would offer it along with the night prayer. If he moved off after the evening prayer, he would offer the night prayer earlier and offer it along with the evening prayer. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has not been narrated by anyone except by Qutaibah.

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Narrated Al-Bara ibn Azib: I accompanied the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم on eighteen journeys and I never saw him fail to pray two rak'ahs when the sun had passed the meridian before offering the noon prayer.

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Narrated Ibn Umar: While travelling the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم would pray voluntary prayer on his riding beast in whatever direction it turned; and he would observe witr prayer, but he did not offer the obligatory prayers upon it.

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Narrated Abdullah bin Umar: I saw the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم praying on a donkey while he was facing Khaibar.

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Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Ata ibn Abu Rabah asked Aishah: Can women offer prayer on a riding beast? She replied: They were not permitted to do so in hardship or comfort. Muhammad ibn Shuayb said: This (prohibition) applies to the obligatory prayers.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم had a stop of seventeen days in Makkah and he shortened the prayer (i. e. prayed two rak'ahs at each time of prayer). Ibn Abbas said: He who stays seventeen days should shorten the prayer; and who stays more than that should offer complete prayer. Abu Dawud said: The other version transmitted by Ibn Abbas through a different chain adds: He (the Prophet) had a stop of nineteen days (in Makkah).

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Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم stayed in Makkah seventeen days and prayed two rak'ahs (at each time of prayer).

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Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib ; Anas ibn Malik: Muhammad reported from his father, Umar, on the authority of his grandfather, Ali ibn Abu Talib: When Ali travelled, he continued to travel till it became nearly dark. He then alighted and offered the sunset prayer. Then he would call for his dinner and eat it. Then he prayed the night prayer and then moved off. He would say: This is how the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم used to do. Usamah ibn Zayd reported from Hafs ibn Ubaydullah, the son of Anas ibn Malik: Anas would combine them (the evening and night prayer) when the twilight disappeared. He said: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم used to do so. Az-Zuhri also reported similarly on the authority of Anas from the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم.

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Narrated Abu Ayyash az-Zuraqi: We accompanied the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم at Usfan, and Khalid ibn al-Walid was the chief of unbelievers. We offered the noon prayer. Thereupon, the unbelievers said: We suffered from negligence; we became careless. We should have attacked them while they were praying. Thereupon the verse was revealed, relating to the shortening of the prayer (in time of danger) between the noon and afternoon (prayer). When the time of the afternoon prayer came, the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم stood facing the qiblah, and the unbelievers were standing in front of him. The people stood in a row behind the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and there was another row behind this row. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم bowed and all of them bowed. He then prostrated and also the row near him prostrated. The other people in the second row remained standing and stood guard over them. When they performed two prostrations and stood up, those who were behind them prostrated. The people in the front row near him then stepped backward taking the place of the people in the second row and the second row took the place of the first row. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then bowed and all of them bowed together. Then he and the row near him prostrated themselves. The other people in the second row remained standing and stood guard over them. When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and the row near him (i. e. the front row) were seated, the people in the second row behind them prostrated themselves. Then all of them were seated. (He (the Prophet) then uttered the salutation upon all of them. He prayed in his manner at Usfan as well as at the territory of Banu Sulaym. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by Ayyub and Hisham from Abu al-Zubair on the authority of Jabir to the same effect from the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. Similarly, this has been transmitted by Dawud bin Husain from Ikrimah, on the authority of Ibn Abbas. This has also been reported by Abd al-Malik, from Ata from Jabir in like manner. This has also been narrated by Qatadah from al-Hasan from Hittan on the authority of Abu Musa in a similar way. Similarly, this has been reported by Ikrimah bin Khalid from Mujahid from the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. This has also been reported by Hisham bin Urwah from his father from the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. This is the opinion of al-Thawri.

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Narrated Sahl bin Abi Hathmah: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم prayed in time of danger and divided them (the people) behind him in two rows. He then led those who were near him in one rak'ah. Then he stood and remained standing till those who were in second row offered one rak'ah. Thereafter they came forward and those who were in front of them (in the first row) stepped backward. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم led them in one rak'ah of prayer. He sat down till those who were in the second row completed on rak'ah. He then uttered the salutation.

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Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by Aishah through a different chain of narrators. She said: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم uttered the takbir and the section that was in the same row with him also uttered the takbir. He then bowed and they also bowed, and he prostrated and they also prostrated. Then he raised his head and they also raised (their heads). The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then remained seated. They prostrated alone and stood up and retraced their footsteps and stood behind them. Then the other section came; they stood up and uttered the takbir and bowed by themselves. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم prostrated himself and they also prostrated with him. Then the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم stood up and they performed the second prostration by themselves. Then both the sections stood up and prayed with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. He bowed and they also bowed, and then he prostrated himself and they also prostrated themselves. Then he returned and performed the second prostration and they also prostrated with him as quickly as possible, showing no slackness in quick prostration. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then uttered the salutation. After that the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم stood up. Thus everyone participated in the entire prayer.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Masud: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم led us in prayer in the time of danger. They (the people) stood in two rows. One row was behind the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and the other faced the enemy. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم led them in one rak'ah, and then the other section came and took their place; they went and faced the enemy. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم led them in one rak'ah and uttered the salutation. They stood up and prayed the second rak'ah by themselves and uttered the salutation and went away; they took the place of the other section facing the enemy. They came back and took their place. They prayed one rak'ah by themselves and then uttered the salutation.

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Narrated Hudhayfah: Thalabah ibn Zahdam said: We accompanied Saad ibn al-As at Tabaristan. He stood and said: Which of you prayed along with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم in time of danger? Hudhayfah said: I then he led one section in one rak'ah and the other section in one rak'ah. They did not pray the second rak'ah by themselves. Abu Dawud: This tradition has been transmitted by Ubaid Allah bin Abdullah and Mujahid on the authority of Ibn Abbas from the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم in like manner. This has also been narrated by Abdullah bin Shaqiq from Abu Hurairah from the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. Yazid al-Faqir and Abu Musa also narrated this tradition from Jabir from the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. Some of the narrators said in the version narrated by Yazid al-Faqir that they completed their second rak'ah. This has also been narrated by Simak al-Hanafi on the authority of Ibn Umar from the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم something similar. Zaid bin Thabit also narrated from the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم in like manner. This version adds: The people prayed on rak'ah and the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم prayed two rak'ahs.

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Narrated Abu Bakrah: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم offered the noon prayer in time of danger. Some of the people formed a row behind him and others arrayed themselves against the enemy. He led them in two rak'ahs and then he uttered the salutation. Then those who were with him went away and took the position of their companions before the enemy. Then they came and prayed behind him. He led them in two rak'ahs and uttered the salutation. Thus the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم offered four rak'ahs and his companions offered two rak'ahs. Al-Hasan used to give legal verdict on the authority of this tradition. Abu Dawud said: This will be so in the sunset prayer. The imam will offer six rak'ahs and the people three rak'ahs. Abu Dawud said: Yahya bin Abi Kathir narrated from Abu Salamah from Jabir from the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم something similar. Sulaiman al-Yashkuri reported it from the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم in like manner.